In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re offering you a chance to win a copy of Lydia Reeder’s new book, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory. At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, beganContinue reading

At the start of Women’s History Month, now is the perfect time to explore how the changes of the 20th Century affected one woman, as a bold new world opened up for a generation of women. The Atomic Weight of Love is a not-to-be-missed read for Paperback Thursday. Share what you’re reading for #PaperbackThursday withContinue reading

March — already! This month has certainly sneaked up on us, but our new books publishing in  March certainly captured our attention from the start. Put these two on your reading list. Now. Right now. Or better yet, buy a copy for yourself. One-Cent Magenta by James Barron An inside look at the obsessive, secretive,Continue reading

Today, the subject of humans consuming one another has been relegated to the realm of horror movies, fiction, and the occasional psychopath. But eating one’s own kind is completely natural behavior in thousands of species, including humans. The true nature of cannibalism — the role it plays in evolution as well as human history —Continue reading

This week for Paperback Thursday: The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro. This story of art and intrigue, of family and immigration, of politics and activism is set in 1940, but it will feel fresh for today’s world. “Vibrant and suspenseful . . . Like The Art Forger, this new story takes us into the heart of what itContinue reading